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OKLAHOMA SURFACE
DAMAGE ACT
Eric R. King
September 22, 2011
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Union Oil Company of California v. Heinsohn, 43 F.3d 400 (C.A. 10
(Okl.), 1994)
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Grimes v. Goodman Drilling Co., et al., 216 S.W. 202 (Tex. App. – Fort
Worth [2nd Dist.], 1919
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Dealing With Surface Owners
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• Effective July 1, 1982, the Oklahoma Legislature enacted into law the Oklahoma Surface Damages Act.
• 52. O.S. 318.2-318.9
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Dorothy Dann Collins v. John C. Oxley, d/b/a Oxley Petroleum, 897
F.2d 456 (C.A. 10 (Okl.), 1990
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5 Points
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Point #1
• What this paper contains and how it is organized.
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Point #2
• If you think you know the Act, you better read it again before you deal with it in the courthouse.
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Point #3• The Attorney Fees Section of the Act, and how
the courts have construed it.– TXO v. Stanton, 1992 OK CIV APP 101, 847 P.2d 821,
64 OBJ 679– Tower Oil & Gas Company v. Keeler, 1989 OK 104,
776 P.2d 1277, 60 OBJ 1726– Tower Oil & Gas Company v. Paulk, 1989 OK 105,
776 P.2d 1279, 60 OBJ 1728– Tower Oil & Gas Company v. Harmon, 1989 OK 127,
782 P.2d 1355, 60 OBJ 2371
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Point #3 cont.
• If you have a client who absolutely insists on going through with one of these, you had better let them know that there is a very good chance that they will be paying double attorney fees. Their own, plus the surface owner’s.
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Point #4
• To get away from the attorney fees fiasco, there are some funny cases in here. – 1991 case coming out of Haskell County
Samson Resources Co. v. Cloud, 1991 OK CIV APP 55, 812 P.2d 1378, 62 OBJ 2466
– 2001 case arising out of Garvin CountySanford v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 2001 OK CIV APP 90, 32 P.3d 218, 72 OBJ 2211
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Point #5
• I want to call your attention to a significant decision that came out of the Court of Appeals in May 2001.
– arising out of Garvin County Vastar Resourses v Betty J. Howard, 2002 OK CIV APP 13, 38 P.3d 236, 73 OBJ 425
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Ward Petroleum Corp. v. Stewart,2003 OK 11
64 P.3d 1113
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YDF, Inc. v. Schlumar, Inc.,2006 OK 32
136 P.3d 656
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Chesapeake Operating, Inc. v. Loomis,2007 OK CIV APP 55
164 P.3d 254
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Bays Exploration, Inc. v. Jones,2007 OK CIV APP 111
172 P.3d 217
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Ranken Energy Corporation v. DKMT Company,
2008 OK CIV APP 61
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McCrabb v. Chesapeake Energy Co.,2009 OK CIV APP 66
216 P.3d 312
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O’Brien Oil, L.L.C. v. Norman,2010 OK CIV APP 23
233 P.3d 413
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Bays Exploration, Inc. v. Jones,2010 OK CIV APP 28
230 P.3d 907
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